Keeping the Lights on Through at Heat Wave; Record Setting Heat May Impact Grid Reliability (Perspectives on Energy). The host for this show was Guillermo Sabatier. The guest was Jay Fidell.

The discussion was: As the nation faces impressive heat waves, some utilities have issued messaging to expect power conservation measures. In the electric utility industry, this means they are getting into a potential capacity shortfall and issuing Energy Emergency Alerts. If it gets serious enough, we may experience rotating blackouts or 'brown' outs to manage demand versus supply.

The takeaway was: Relying heavily on a single source or type of generation may not be the wisest capacity planning move. Grid reliability can be secured by using more battery storage, but there are doubts if this can be done while keeping energy prices under control.

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